Smetana by Brian Large(
Book
)20
editions published
between
1970
and
2012
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,043 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Aida by Giuseppe Verdi(
Visual
)47
editions published
between
1989
and
2008
in
4
languages
and held by
1,015 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Set in Egypt at the time of the Pharoahs, a story of conflicting demands of love, patriotism and filial piety

Otello by Giuseppe Verdi(
Visual
)31
editions published
between
1989
and
2014
in
3
languages
and held by
626 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Giuseppe Verdi's Otello: In what many believe to be the finest production of Othello in modern times, Plácido Domingo and
Kiri Te Kanawa lead a world-class cast under the exquisite musical direction of Sir Georg Solti. An outstanding performance
of the first of Verdi's two late Shakespearian operas, universally regarded as sublime masterpieces of grand opera. Placido
Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa lead an outstanding cast in this production of Giuseppe Verdi's operatic adaptation of Shakespeare's
tragedy Othello. The moor Otello (Domingo), proclaimed a hero after a great military victory, is driven by jealousy to murder
when his devious comrade-in-arms Iago (Sergei Leiferkus) leads him (without cause) to doubt the fidelity of his wife, Desdemona
(Te Kanawa). Georg Solti conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, under the leadership of Bradley Creswick

La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini(
Visual
)29
editions published
between
1989
and
2014
in
5
languages
and held by
589 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Puccini's bittersweet tale of high-spirited bohemians and doomed love

Elektra by Richard Strauss(
Visual
)35
editions published
between
1980
and
2011
in
4
languages
and held by
556 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"The opera opens with an abattoir, the five maids puling dripping chunks of carcasses into barrows and closes with a more
human slaughterhouse as Orestes raises his blood drenched hands to heaven"--Cover

Die Walküre by Richard Wagner(
Visual
)13
editions published
between
1980
and
2005
in
German and Undetermined
and held by
544 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This second segment of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, First day : the Valkyries, focuses on the lives of Siegmund and Sieglinde,
children of Wotan and Erde

Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz(
Visual
)22
editions published
between
1984
and
2007
in
4
languages
and held by
543 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The first uncut performance of Berlioz's opera at the Met, this production tells the story of the capture of Troy by the Greeks,
and of the love of Dido and Aeneas

Aida by Giuseppe Verdi(
Visual
)37
editions published
between
1981
and
2005
in
5
languages
and held by
531 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Aida, an Ethiopian princess, is torn between love of her homeland, family and the man who loves her. Radames, is the man
Aida loves. He is appointed Commander of the Egyptian Army and sent off to fight the Ethiopian invasion. Amneris senses the
feelings between Aida and Radames which angers her for she is also in love with Radames. Radames returns to Egypt victorious
along with a group of Ethiopian prisoners. Included in the group is Amonasro, Aida's father. Amonasro manipulates Aida into
discovering the battle plan of the Egyptian Army from Radames. He is discovered giving the details to Aida and Amonasro by
Amneris and is sentenced to be buried alive. Aida is an opera in which emotions run wild and you can probably identify with
at least one of the characters."--Classical.net

Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(
Visual
)26
editions published
between
1991
and
2012
in
5
languages
and held by
505 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A young man is enlisted to rescue the Queen of the Night's daughter from a sorcerer

Carmen by Georges Bizet(
Visual
)23
editions published
between
1987
and
2003
in
3
languages
and held by
493 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In 19th century Seville, Carmen seduces a naive Army corporal, Don José, who abandons his career, his fiancée, and his dying
mother for Carmen

Stiffelio by Giuseppe Verdi(
Visual
)34
editions published
between
1993
and
2008
in
4
languages
and held by
477 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Opera in three acts

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner(
Visual
)31
editions published
between
1984
and
2006
in
German
and held by
425 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Among Wagner's mature operas, this is the only comedy. It is based on a true story of the guild of Meistersingers (Master
singers). The town goldsmith announces that the winner of the Midsummer's Day song contest will win his daughter, but must
also be or become a Mastersinger. The cobbler Hans Sachs (an actual historical figure) helps Walther compose a Mastersong
with which to defeat his rival Beckmesser and win Eva

Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini(
Visual
)26
editions published
between
1983
and
2005
in
3
languages
and held by
423 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This performance of Puccino's Madama Butterfly was recorded in the open-air Arena di Verona

Turandot by Giacomo Puccini(
Visual
)35
editions published
between
1994
and
2009
in
Italian and No Linguistic content
and held by
416 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The eternal theme of transfigured love triumphant over barbaric cruelty

The rake's progress by Igor Stravinsky(
Visual
)18
editions published
between
1996
and
2006
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
414 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Charts the rise and decline of Tom Rakewell after he inherits an unexpected legacy

American Ballet Theatre at the Met by Cynthia Harvey(
Visual
)15
editions published
between
1984
and
2003
in
English and No Linguistic content
and held by
411 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This triple bill of ballets, with an additional glittering pas de deux, is a delightful introduction to the range and excitement
of American Ballet Theatre's repertory. Recorded at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, on June 11, 1984

Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi(
Visual
)20
editions published
between
1990
and
2001
in
3
languages
and held by
408 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Leonora loves a knight who serenades her as a troubadoor. The knight is in an army fighting a civil war against the Count,
who also loves Leonora. The knight thinks he's the son of the gypsy woman who raised him & whose mother was killed by the
Count, but he's actually the Count's brother. When the rivalry between the two becomes violent, tragedy occurs

Les contes d'Hoffmann = The tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach(
Visual
)44
editions published
between
1981
and
2005
in
5
languages
and held by
398 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"There is a prologue in a tavern in which a drunken Hoffmann explains that there are three women in his life. Then we have
three separate stories in which Hoffmann, accompanied by his young companion Nicklausse, falls in love with, first, an animated
doll, secondly a courtesan and thirdly a doomed singer. In each of these stories there is a sinister rival who comes between
Hoffmann and his beloved. Finally, back in the tavern, Hoffmann explains that these three women are all facets of the same
woman, Stella. But, when Stella arrives, Hoffmann is in a drunken stupor and she leaves with his nemesis Lindorf. At this
point Hoffmann's companion Nicklausse is revealed as his Muse and his one real love." IMDB